A federal judge ruled Cook County is illegally settling minor property tax debts by seizing the full value of properties. Illinois law still allows the practice.

A federal judge ruled that Cook County’s system for handling unpaid property taxes violates the Constitution, delivering a major victory for homeowners who lost their properties and accumulated equity ...

I am writing to express my strong support for the homeowners, organizations and the more than 1,700 property owners involved in the class-action lawsuit filed regarding the Cook County tax scavenger ...

Two and a half years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Illinois and other states take an unconstitutional route to collecting delinquent property taxes, five suburban counties are going ahead with ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of property owners in Cook County are surprised by a change in the property tax grace period. The grace period is now four months shorter than it has been in the past. Many ...

Cook County approved a 2026 property tax levy of $13,780,089 on December 16, marking a 7.57% increase over the previous year.